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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (3): 702–718.
Published: 24 January 2022
... of this study suggest that wildlife rescue volunteers could access donations, new members and education opportunities by tapping in to public interest and concern for wildlife. Wildlife volunteers wildlife rehabilitation bushfires Black Summer wildlife carers wildlife hotline Knowledge and attitudes...
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Attitudes towards wildlife conservation
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 40 (4): 585–604.
Published: 01 June 2020
...Megan C. Fabian; Amelia S. Cook; Julie M. Old ABSTRACT People's attitudes towards the conservation of Australian wildlife is of particular importance as the types of attitudes people hold can have a significant impact on conservation solutions. We investigated attitudes held towards Australian...
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Contentious issues in human-wildlife encounters: seeking solutions in a changing social context
Open AccessSeries: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2008
10.7882/FS.2008.032
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-2-9
... Wildlife management is, in our view, as much about education, and managing people's attitudes, as it is about the science of populations of animals. The successful koala management program for Victoria, outlined by Peter Menkhorst, has only been possible because of his firm grasp...
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 40 (4): 575–584.
Published: 01 June 2020
... this study can be harnessed to inform future policy and management decisions, design interventions to change conservation behaviours, and provides a foundation for further enquiry into the ‘human dimensions of wildlife’. There remains a wildlife conservation ‘attitude-intention-action gap’, where we...
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“Normalising” flying-foxes: a bold vision for improving the public perceptions of our largest and most conspicuous bats
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2024) 43 (4): 545–573.
Published: 24 January 2024
...Matthew Mo; Libby A. Timmiss; Tim Pearson; Maree Treadwell Kerr; Sera Steves; Justin A. Welbergen ABSTRACT Negative public attitudes toward particular species can have significant impact on their conservation. Traditional approaches to improving public perceptions of flying-foxes include defending...
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Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2008
10.7882/FS.2008.007
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-2-9
... and the environment more generally. It was found that amongst brushtail possum lovers, the animals were seen as simultaneously cute and familiar, and as emblematic of endangered Australian wildlife and natural environments in general. People who did not like or value brushtail possums expressed attitudes...
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Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.093
EISBN: 978-0-9586085-7-2
... The common brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula poses a test for managers of urban wildlife because community attitudes towards the species vary widely from those who are prepared to live with it to those who wish it to be controlled as a pest. The New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife...
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2017) 38 (3): 457–463.
Published: 01 June 2017
... Introduction Human-dimensions researchers have documented Australians affinity for wildlife. Surveys have found that Australians enjoy living with wildlife and value it highly (Miller 2003; FitzGibbon and Jones 2006; Russell et al. 2011; Wilks et al. 2013). However, these biophilic attitudes (Wilson 1984...
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 888–894.
Published: 20 October 2011
... education and/or wildlife management actions to ameliorate this conflict. If we are to successfully manage urban wildlife, we need to understand people s attitudes towards it. Both generalist herbivores, the Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula and the Common Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus...
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Wildlife management in the extreme: managing Magpies and mothers in a suburban environment
Open AccessSeries: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2008
10.7882/FS.2008.004
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-2-9
... Attacks by Australian Magpies Gymnorhina tibicen on humans are among the most common forms of human-wildlife conflict in Australia, especially in suburban environments. Despite the familiarity of these interactions, remarkably little is known about the phenomenon, significantly undermining...
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Can we enhance a walk through a flying-fox roost to improve perceptions of a maligned animal? A concept proposal leveraging modern technologies for an interactive virtual experience
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2025)
Published: 03 March 2025
.... and Cordell, H.K. 1997. Attitudes toward wildlife species protection: assessing moderating and mediating effects in the value-attitude relationship. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 2: 1-20. httpsdoi. org/10.1080/10871209709359091 Rouby, I. 2019. The adoption of QR codes in the tourism sector: the case...
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Wicked “wild dogs”: Australian public awareness of and attitudes towards dingoes and dingo management
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 41 (3): 467–479.
Published: 14 July 2020
... (Manfredo et al. 2009). As such, management of wildlife, particularly where that wildlife is charismatic, can be a highly emotive and controversial issue (van Eeden et al. 2017). This has consequences for management decisions and practices, for example, as public attitudes are generally the driving force...
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 534–543.
Published: 20 October 2011
... of Environmental Education 16 26 39 Kellert, S. R. and Berry, J. 1980. Knowledge, Affection and Basic Attitudes Toward Animals in American Society: Phase III. United States Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC. Knowledge, Affection and Basic Attitudes Toward Animals...
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Applying a social-ecological system framework to diagnose drivers of dingo management practices
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 41 (3): 550–567.
Published: 27 October 2020
... conflict, including the diversity of contexts and species, and people s attitudes toward wildlife, perceptions of risk, personal experience, and social factors, such as religious affiliation, ethnicity, and culture (Dickman 2010; van Eeden et al. 2018b). However, conceptual frameworks outlining the SES...
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (3): 1–847.
Published: 22 November 2022
... of reptiles. In Practice 38(1): 11-22. 2022 AuZstoraolilaongist volume 42 (3) 701 Knowledge and attitudes towards Australian wildlife rescue services Vanessa Barratt 1,2 and Fabien Medvecky 1 1: Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, New Zealand. 2: Communicating author: vanessalbarratt...
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (3): 770–810.
Published: 16 March 2022
... a trajectory of change. Culturally, these changes include a shift in attitudes to the species from agricultural pest and popular native bird to a vilified, “overabundant” native species and nemesis of small woodland birds. Ecologically, changes have included an expansion in distribution and abundance of Noisy...
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Protecting “the unpopular ones.” Conservation themes in the writings of naturalist/herpetologist, Eric Worrell
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2024) 44 (1): 103–120.
Published: 02 August 2024
... ten yards away at last located the head, jaws gaping. In the big picture, Humphreys hold[s] the head in his right hand, the limp body in his left. It is unthinkable that such cruelty towards a snake would feature in an Australian magazine today, but popular attitudes towards snakes and other reptiles...
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 26 (3-4): 153–157.
Published: 17 March 2014
... Fauna Conservation in Australia - is there a role for the Commonwealth? Address by Dr Peter Bridgewater. Director. Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service to' the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales held on 14 September. 1990 OPENING The answer...
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (2): 288–297.
Published: 17 March 2014
... articles about wildlife. We also looked at the writer s attitude towards the animal subject (Table 5). Most articles (109) were positive in their attitude towards the animal being reported, but 25 articles were negative; these were on species such as magpies (4 articles), mosquitoes (3 articles), rabbits...
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Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2019) 40 (1): 5–12.
Published: 01 January 2019
... there are calls for its substitution by non-lethal methods. Here we ask whether killing of invasive animals is essential for wildlife conservation. Firstly, we define wildlife conservation and its population ecology requirements. Secondly, we discuss ethical considerations and then we answer our question using...
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